One character in this novel cuts off his own hand after being bitten by a poisonous Qichun snake. It
One character in this novel cuts off his own hand after being bitten by a poisonous Qichun snake. Its narrator tells of a Grand Marshall who witnessed a nun scrubbing her entrails in a bathtub. The title location of this novel is said to appear in works such as Classic of the Mountains and the Seas and Annotated Water Classic. Featuring characters referred to as I, you, he and she, this novel was inspired by the author's own journey along the Yangtze which he undertook after being misdiagnosed with lung cancer. For 10 points, name this novel about a journey in search of the titular peak, written by Gao Xingjian.
One character in this novel cuts off his own hand after being bitten by a poisonous Qichun snake.
{Soul Mountain} [or {Lingshan}]